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Due to social distancing guidelines, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company won&rsquo;t be able to perform &ldquo;The Nutcracker&rdquo; live and in-person this year, but in the spirit Helen Gaus instills in her students every day &ldquo;The show will go on!&rdquo;
				And, thanks to collaboration with WVIA-TV, the local Public Broadcasting System member station will professionally produce and air the ballet comopany&rsquo;s 34th annual presentation of the holiday classic.
				WVIA will air &ldquo;The Nutcracker&rdquo; at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20; at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27.
				Principal dancers include Rachel Stopper of Clarks Summit, Lilly McDonald of Dunmore, Meta Mihalchick of Laflin, Alexis Green and Robert Zaloga, Moosic, Abby Lazecki of Pittston, and Brooke Provinzano of Throop.
				Under Gaus&rsquo; artistic direction, 60 students and adults, ranging in age from 8 to 50, will share the timeless tale of Clara, Drosselmeyer, the Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy and all of Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s musical sprites. The ballet will be prerecorded in early December.
				Another tradition that lives on involves The Scranton Civic Ballet Company&rsquo;s commitment to education. The nonprofit dance company annually hosts an educational performance of &ldquo;The Nutcracker&rdquo; for 1,200 school children at no charge. This year, schools will receive a digital link to enhance their virtual curriculum with this artistic performance.
				Previously, student musicians from area school had been invited to perform on site, prior to the live ballet. This year, high school band directors throughout the region are invited to showcase their student ensembles performing an excerpt of related music by Tchaikovsky. Schools and band directors interested in these opportunities are directed to contact Scranton Civic Ballet Company studio at 570-343-0115.

Scranton Civic Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ to air on WVIA-TV